Past Winners
Past Winners of the Small Business of the Year Awards
2014 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Design & Promote
Lifetime Achievement Award – Mayor A. George Pradel
Business-to-Business – Design & Promote
Business-to-Consumer – Reebie Storage & Moving
Professional – Sikich LLP
Not-for-Profit – KidsMatter
Service – Showalter Roofing Service, Inc.
2013 Winners
Small Business of the Year - Naperville Dental Specialists & General Oral Health Care
Lifetime Achievement Award – The Anderson Family
Business-to-Business – Paul Gregory Media
Business-to-Consumer – Players Indoor Sports
Professional – Naperville Dental Specialists & General Oral Health Care
Not-for-Profit - Giving DuPage
Retail - Le Chocolat du Bouchard
2012 Winners
Small Business of the Year - Clark’s Car Care
Lifetime Achievement Award – Tim West
Business-to-Business - Vintage Tech Recyclers
Business-to-Consumer - Clark’s Car Care
Professional - Jeffrey Ross Photography
Not-for-Profit – Naperville CARES
Retail – Two Bostons
Excellence in Business:
2011 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Chef by Request
Lifetime Achievement Award – Bev Patterson Frier
Business-to-Business – The Beaird Group
Business-to-Consumer – Chef By Request
Professional – Sherman Oaks Dental
Not-for-Profit – Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center
Retail – Braconi’s Restaurant & Pizzeria
Excellence in Business:
2010 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Anderson’s Bookshop
Lifetime Achievement – Kenneth Packer, PhD, P.E.
Business to Business – ARDS Services, Inc.
Business to Consumer – Expert Plumbing Heating & Electrical
Professional Category – Advanced Health of Naperville
Not-For-Profit – LifeSource Blood Services
Retail Category – Anderson’s Bookshop
Excellence in Business:
2009 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Naperville Running Company
Lifetime Achievement – Raymond Jones
Non-Profit – Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry
1 – 5 Employees – Lellbach Builders
6 – 30 Employees – Naperville Running Company
31 – 99 Employees – Hursthouse, Inc.
100+ Employees – Visiting Angels
5 under 5:
- Paul Gregory Media
- Naperville Dental Specialists
- Dogs Love Running!
- Nona Jo’s Creative Consultants
- Ink Station
- Innovative Orthodontic Centers
2008 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Newman Architecture
Lifetime Achievement – Frank Slocumb
Non-Profit – Naperville Community Television, Channel 17
1 – 5 Employees – Buddingh & Associates, Inc.
6 – 30 Employees – Newman Architecture
31 – 99 Employees – Packer Engineering
5 under 5 :
- Romano & Associates, LLC
- Naperville Magazine
- Jalapeno Paint Werx, Inc.
- Great Scapes Outdoor Living, Inc.
- Bob Jung Painting & Decorating, Inc.
2007 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Belgio’s Catering
Lifetime Achievement – Carmen DiGiovine
Business to Business – Design Resource Center
Business to Consumer – Belgio’s Catering
Professional – Esser Hayes Insurance Group
Non-Profit – Naperville Area Humane Society
Retail – Canterbury Shoppe
2006 Winners
Small Business of the Year – My Chef Catering
Lifetime Achievement – W. Edward Channell
Business to Business, Service – My Chef Catering
Business to Consumer, Service – Inside-Out Painting, Inc.
Professional – Klein, Hall & Associates, LLC, CPA’s
Non-Profit – NCO Youth & Family Services
Retail – Café Bunoaro’s
2005 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Brennan & Brosnan, LLC
Lifetime Achievement – Brian Schultz (In Memoriam)
Business to Business, Service – Advantage Bookkeeping Professionals, Inc.
Business to Consumer, Service – Treemendous Landscape Company
Professional – Brennan & Brosnan, LLC
Not-Profit – Naperville Jaycees
Retail – Oswald’s Pharmacy
2004 Winners
Small Business of the Year – john greene, Realtor
Lifetime Achievement – Bill Brestal
Business to Business, Service – Corporate Strategies & Solutions
Business to Consumer, Service – john greene, Realtor
Professional – Kuhn, Heap & Monson Law Offices
Non-Profit – Naperville United Way
Retail – Russell Martin Carpets & Rugs
2003 Winners
Small Business of the Year – BBM, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement – Mary Lou Cowlishaw
Business to Business, Service – BBM, Inc.
Business to Consumer, Service – Extra Closet
Professional – Friedrich Jones Funeral Home
Non-Profit – Naper Settlement
Retail – Casey’s Foods
2002 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Colbert Custom Framing
Lifetime Achievement – Rita Harvard
Professional – The Collins Law Firm
Non-Profit – DuPage P.A.D.S.
Retail – Colbert Custom Framing
Service – The Inkwell – Al Lautenslager
Technology - Integral Corporation
2001 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Elegante Salons & Day Spas
Lifetime Achievement – Larry Gregory
Special Recognition – W. Brand Bobosky
Professional – Naperville Foot Clinic
Non-Profit – Exchange Club
Retail – Anderson’s Bookshop
Service – Elegante Salons & Day Spas
Technology – Advanced Data Technologies
2000 Winners
Small Business of the Year – FASTSIGNS
Lifetime Achievement – Harold Moser
Special Recognition – Samaritan Interfaith
Professional – DiGiovine, Hnilo, Jordan & Johnson, Ltd.
Retail – FASTSIGNS
Service – Reality Fitness
Technology – Terasys, Inc.
1999 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Unety Systems
Lifetime Achievement – Owen “Dutch”Beidelman
Professional – Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West
Retail – Growing Place
Service – Tidy International
Technology – Unety Systems
1998 Winners
Small Business of the Year – Hitchcock Design Group
Lifetime Achievement – Dorcas Pearcy
Professional – Hitchcock Design Group
Retail – Toenniges Jewelers
Service – Minuteman Press
Technology – Sound Incorporated
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